Rupert, Idaho native Lyle Hansen is the newly appointed University of Idaho Extension central district director. He provides leadership for Extension programs in 10 counties. From 2005 to 2017, Lyle served as an Extension educator in Jerome and Ada counties specializing in family financial management. Lyle is a co-creator of the award winning iOS iPad game, Night of the Living Debt. He holds a master’s from Kansas State University in family financial planning, and a bachelor’s in family and consumer sciences with an emphasis in family finance from Utah State University. He is also an accredited financial counselor. Prior to moving back to Idaho, he worked as a bank manager and a financial representative in the financial industry. Lyle loves living in Idaho and participates in many outdoor activities. He has played over 20 of the disc golf courses in Idaho and hopes to play them all.